Jade Table vs Mahjong War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jade Table
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Jade Table is the definitive American Mahjong app - built from the ground up for NMJL-style play by a player who knows the game. PLAY YOUR WAY - Solo game against AI opponents (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert) - Local multiplayer: up to 4 players on the same WiFi network - Online multiplayer via Game Center: play friends anywhere - Full Charleston, Joker rules, and claim priority: all enforced SCAN YOUR CARD Photograph your annual NMJL card and Jade Table reads it automatically. Your patterns stay on your device - private, secure, and ready every game. YOUR IRL COMPANION Bring Jade Table to your Tuesday club: - Hand Tracker: tap your tiles, see which hands are still alive - Odds Calculator: real-time probability for every pattern - Dead Hand Detector: know when a hand is mathematically gone - Charleston Tracker: guided pass flow with timer - Post-Game Analysis: "What did everyone need?" after every game KEEP SCORE Built-in session scorekeeper for IRL play. Track wins, payments, and running totals. Export your session summary when you're done. BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED Hand-illustrated tile set with ivory linen texture and navy engraving linework. Every tile — from 1 Bam to the Peacock Joker - designed to feel like a premium physical set. REPLAY & PRACTICE Review every game move-by-move in the Replay Viewer. Practice hand recognition in timed flashcard mode. CLUB TOOLS Create your group, track member stats across sessions, and see lifetime leaderboards within your club. No ads. No subscription required for core play. Your data stays on your device. Jade Table. Beautifully American. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mahjong War
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Mahjong War is an online multiplayer mahjong game built around the VIETNAMESE (Mạt chược) ruleset — featuring wildcard / flower tiles (百搭) that substitute into winning hands, a mechanic absent from standard Chinese, Hong Kong, or Riichi mahjong titles. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Wildcard (百搭) tiles that can complete melds and trigger bonus hands • Authentic Vietnamese rule • Unique Gameplay with Portrait mode to be player with single hand • Special limit hands (天糊 / 地糊) detected and scored automatically ONLINE & SOCIAL • Real-time 4-player online matches over our own game server • Ranked mode with leaderboards • AI substitute players take over if someone disconnects — games never stall Create an account or play as a guest. Designed for players who grew up on the Vietnamese wildcard variant and can't find it anywhere else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mahjong War at none against Jade Table's 5. Mahjong War also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Jade Table sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mahjong War asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Jade Table | Mahjong War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brett Wilson | Hong Tak Tse |
In-app purchases
Jade Table
- Jade Table Club$2.991 Month
- Neon Tile Set$1.99
- Minimal Tile Set$1.99
- Ivory Tile Set$1.99
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- Jade Tile Set$1.99
Mahjong War
No in-app purchases









